Mardi Gras goes on despite the cold in La.

March 4, 2014

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Revelers participate as the Krewe of Zulu parades down St. Charles Avenue Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the begining of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.

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Revelers participate as the Krewe of Zulu parades down St. Charles Avenue Mardi Gras Day on March 4, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fat Tuesday, the traditional celebration on the day before Ash Wednesday and the begining of Lent, is marked in New Orleans with parades and marches through many neighborhoods in the city.